100+ Head-Fier

Learning should be celebrated.
Ignorance is never a sin.
Damping = acoustic attenuation.
Dampening = making something wet.

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Dictionary actually says "damping" is the short informal of Damping-off
The word we're using is based off of the word damp.
Here's the kicker though-
Damp= verb

make (something) slightly wet

control or restrain (a feeling or a state of affairs).

To be honest, this talk just reeks of pointless semantics. I'm sorry but none of these meanings are set in stone, and as long as dampening makes sense to me i'll keep using it. And there's nothing wrong with that.

Speaking of wettening, I'm on the prowl for some specific materials. I've been looking for something like construction paper, but if it was made from cotton. I have a pair with a material like that behind the driver, slotted for both deadening of resonances and allowing air to move somewhat freely. Anyone know anything like that?
Also, I'm kicking around the idea of buying some bamboo/cotton blend batting for damp ideas. Has anyone found any material like the yellow biscuits in fostexen? Please don't argue with my usage of the word biscuit here D:

Headphoneus Supremus

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Got @Feilong4 's YH100's in! I actually think I prefer them to my mod, though I do tend to prefer a leaner sound with elevated upper midrange and presence. The main reason I sold my HD800 was that I found it too thick-sounding.

FR measurements:
Versus mine:

I was going for a darker sound overall because I'm used to these orthos sounding sort of grainy but the treble on the YH100 is actually not half bad. For those that want a reference, here are my HD580, HD600, and HD650 measurements: https://imgur.com/a/ybftB

CSD Measurements:
Versus mine:

Take these with a grain of salt because my rig is definitely not up to par and I don't have an isolation chamber, etc. Listening though, I'm significantly more annoyed by the ringing between 2-3kHz with my pair than this "ortho wall" at 4-5kHz.

I like these though; I might just keep working on my pair for a bit before selling it out of frustration.

Headphoneus Supremus

Got @Feilong4 's YH100's in! I actually think I prefer them to my mod, though I do tend to prefer a leaner sound with elevated upper midrange and presence. The main reason I sold my HD800 was that I found it too thick-sounding.

FR measurements:
Versus mine:

I was going for a darker sound overall because I'm used to these orthos sounding sort of grainy but the treble on the YH100 is actually not half bad. For those that want a reference, here are my HD580, HD600, and HD650 measurements: https://imgur.com/a/ybftB

CSD Measurements:
Versus mine:

Take these with a grain of salt because my rig is definitely not up to par and I don't have an isolation chamber, etc. Listening though, I'm significantly more annoyed by the ringing between 2-3kHz with my pair than this "ortho wall" at 4-5kHz.

I like these though; I might just keep working on my pair for a bit before selling it out of frustration.

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Thanks! Kinda want to send in my T50v0, although I'm a bit afraid to see the results. That and also 3-4 days without them.

Headphoneus Supremus

Is EARS the name of the mic setup or are you attaching silicon ears to a binaural mic?

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I think the EARS is a measuring rig. Has everything needed for measuring like mics, cables, files. Just gotta plug in the USB and you're good to go. Correct me @Ishcabible if I'm wrong or missing something though.

100+ Head-Fier

I think the EARS is a measuring rig. Has everything needed for measuring like mics, cables, files. Just gotta plug in the USB and you're good to go. Correct me @Ishcabible if I'm wrong or missing something though.